Daphne Bramham: B.C. addictions minister targets province's 'wild, wild West' recovery houses

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 00:53:54 +0000

Opinion: This week the province took the first steps toward bringing some order to the chaos and overturning years of neglect

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'Garbage bumps' from old landfill plague South Fraser Perimeter Road

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:10:24 +0000

VICTORIA — B.C.’s transportation ministry is sinking millions of dollars worth of repairs into a sinking section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road — less than six years after the billion-dollar highway opened to traffic. A section of Highway 17 in Delta, built over a landfill, has started to deform. Emergency repairs to the so-called […]

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B.C. teachers and government start mediated negotiations

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:58:23 +0000

VICTORIA — B.C.’s teachers’ union and the province began mediated talks for a new contract on Wednesday, but parents won’t have to worry about any disruption to the start of the school year even if negotiations fail. Teachers’ Federation president Teri Mooring said there is no scenario in which teachers would undertake job action or […]

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B.C. minister asks for urgent federal help with forestry sector crisis

Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:24:56 +0000

In the letter Donaldson proposed adjusting Employment Insurance eligibility requirements for laid-off mill workers, developing early retirement incentives, and establishing worker transition offices.

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Daphne Bramham: Labyrinthine path to addiction recovery needs a fix

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:58:59 +0000

OPINION: It’s an indication of how dysfunctional B.C.’s treatment system is that funding for one girl’s recovery only materialized after her story was on the front page.

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